Li Mu was walking in the imperial city and looking at the sunset in the sky, he was in a very good mood. Today will be the last time he was walking on this road. When he came again, he could ride a horse.

Riding a horse and sitting in a sedan chair in the imperial city is an honor that only Su Lao and the six ministers and above in the court have achieved. Li Mu has now asked for it as a reward for managing the treasury. Li Mu himself is very satisfied. He is not short of money and does not want to be an official recently. He envies others for riding horses in the imperial city. Now he is the wish to get it.

It’s winter soon, and there are no down jackets in this era. Just think about it and you will know how cold it will be. If it snows a little more and the northwest wind blows, you will walk from the gate of the imperial city to the gate of the palace. What does that feel like?

Fortunately, before winter comes, I have asked for this treatment and I can suffer less.

When he walked to the gate of the imperial city, Li Mu looked back at the palace city. Although there were constant turmoil in the past few days, now it has finally come to an end.

Get on the horse and go home.

...

When Li Mu came out of the Dali Temple prison, he wanted to see his mother Sun and report her safety. But he had no time to do so, so he didn't see her. Unexpectedly, Sun came. When Li Mu arrived home, he saw the carriage from the Duke of Ju's mansion at the door of the mansion.

"mother!"

Li Mu shouted and came to the back house. Sun was chatting with Bai Qiaoqiao in the house. When he heard Li Mu's voice, he quickly came out of the house.

"My son!" Sun hugged Li Mu tightly, and tears fell down instantly, and she couldn't cry. Li Mu quickly comforted him. Seeing that Tang Jian was also there, it was not convenient to greet him, so he nodded as saying hello.

Sun cried for a while before gradually calming down. Li Mu helped Sun into the house and everyone sat down again.

"Mom, my son is unfilial, which makes me worry. When I came out of the Dali Temple prison yesterday, my son wanted to pay my respects to my mother, but the summoned him in the palace and failed to make a journey. I came out of the palace this morning too early, worried that it would disturb my mother's rest, so I planned to go in the afternoon, but when I woke up, I was called to the palace again, and I have not returned until now..."

"Don't explain so much to my mother. How could I not know what kind of child you are? I am thinking too much about you and come to wait for you." Sun said, tears were about to fall, and he grabbed Li Mu's hand tightly and said, "Silly child, don't do such a stupid thing anymore. We are from humble origins, so people say one thing, there is no missing piece of meat. If you have a few things, how can you live? Mom doesn't need to be as filial as you want. Remember, you can't do this anymore."

Li Mu smiled and comforted, saying, "Mom, I know what I know in my heart. You are my mother. As long as my son is in one breath, you cannot let my mother suffer grievances. This is what a son should do." Li Mu added in his heart, which is also my explanation to 'Brothers Li Mu'.

Sun was inexplicably moved, but didn't know what to say, but just kept repeating the stupid child, the stupid child, Li Mu laughed foolishly. In fact, he didn't know how to treat Sun, as he did his best to be filial. After all, he was not the original Li Mu, and he was not very clear about what Sun needed. What he could do was really just to do as he said just now, and he tried his best to do what a son should do. He tried his best to satisfy what Sun needed and did not let her suffer grievances. That's it.

The mother and the mother continued for a while. Seeing that Tang Jian seemed to have something to say to Li Mu, Sun said that he would go to talk to Li Zhien and left with Bai Qiaoqiao. At this time, Li Zhien was busy printing the Tang Dynasty Daily, and usually did not go in the backyard, but in the front yard.

Seeing that Sun and Bai Qiaoqiao had gone far, Tang Jian said, "I've been going home these days. Your mother will pester me to ask you about the things you ask. I can't tell you all, worried that she can't stand the stimulation. She doesn't understand the affairs of the court and is devoted to you. When she has time in the future, she should come and see her more."

"I know, now that the official position is gone, I should have more free time. I will meet my mother often."

Tang Jian nodded and asked, "After I leave, your Majesty will scold you? You are too brave enough to ask Your Majesty for money? What did Your Majesty say about you?"

"It's okay," Li Mu smiled, and simply told Tang Jian about the matter, and said, "Your Majesty has appointed me as the treasury order. He has no Pin Yi, and he is responsible for the treasury and allows me to ride a horse in the imperial city. How about it, isn't it amazing?"

Tang Jian smiled bitterly and said, "You are so old that you have such an honor. You are so terrifying! But if you make such a boast of such a whim, your Majesty will not spare you easily."

"Don't worry, I already have the rules in my heart."

"Yes." Tang Jian nodded slightly and said, "I'm here with your mother. There is something to tell you. When you are discussing today, you are not here. Wei Zheng and a few censors wrote a letter to ask Your Majesty to take the Tang Daily to the court. Wei Zheng and others meant to take the Secretary's supervision and jurisdiction. Your Majesty did not agree, but also adopted a part of it and decided to take the Tang Daily to the court and the Central Secretariat. Do you understand the profound meaning of this?"

"I understand." Li Mu sighed and said, "After experiencing this incident, Wei Zheng had already noticed the power of public opinion. Now the Datang Daily is dominant. He wants to include the Datang Daily in the Secretary-General. He is the Secretary-General, so naturally this sharp blade belongs to him. But his majesty has seen through his abacus and failed. He made him change to the position of the Censor and completely cut off his thoughts. But I guess His Majesty is also afraid of it, otherwise he would not have mentioned a word to me today. I guess there will be an order soon. It doesn't matter, I founded the Datang Daily, which was originally for the sake of the country. If it really belongs to the Secretariat, it would be a good thing."

"You are open-minded." Tang Jian smiled and said, "There is another thing, I ask you for your blessing. Your Majesty saw the article written by Tang Guan to defend you and gave him a formal eighth-rank official. Only this kid is a little uninformed and I am content to reach this point."

Li Mu echoed in the voice, he did not tell Tang Jian. In fact, the article was just signed by Tang Guan's name, and the content was instructed by him. Li Zhien wrote it, and Tang Guan only provided the materials.

Suddenly Li Mu remembered the "mouth money". Tang Jian was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and was in charge of the money and food in the world. He should be the most aware of this.

Li Mu asked this question. Tang Jian was stunned at first when he heard this, then sighed and said, "Eunuch Gao can't explain it clearly. It's not that he doesn't know, but that he dares not say it in front of His Majesty."

Li Mu said strangely: "What's there to say about this? Is it a violation of the ban?"

"This matter itself is not prohibited, but if you say it carefully, there is a little... The tax on 'verbal money' has existed in ancient times. A child does not seem to be much 23 cents a year, but the actual situation is not that simple. Twenty-three cents are the regulations of the court. In fact, it must be added a little from top to bottom. In some places, it must be collected several times a year, and the amount is already several times the stipulated. In the event of a disaster, some families are strangled to death when they are born because they cannot pay the 'verbal money' of their children. If they have a daughter, they are sold to wealthy families as slaves. Your Majesty wants to be a wise ruler. If he knows the truth, he will definitely feel uncomfortable. However, the treasury is already stretched, and if he lacks this 'verbal money', a large part of the investment will be reduced, so he has to collect it. If Eunuch Gao doesn't say it, it must be to avoid causing trouble for Your Majesty."

When Li Mu heard this, he felt a little sad. Because he was in a system, he had suffered a little at the beginning, but after traveling through time, his days after Dingxiang were actually okay, at least he had never been hungry. Therefore, he did not know much about the lives of the lowest-level people. Now, when Tang Jian said, someone strangled his child to death because he could not pay "mouth money". Li Mu couldn't help but have an idiom in his mind, "Every son and eat."

Will this world really be so bitter? Li Mu has never seen it before, but he actually doesn't believe it because he can't imagine that kind of scene, but when he heard Tang Jian's tone when he spoke, he felt that it should be true, which also made him feel a heavy sense of responsibility.

God asked him to come to the Tang Dynasty, and he must have wanted him to do something, maybe this is one of them.

After chatting for a while, it was almost time for the door to close. Tang Jian said goodbye. Li Mu sent him to the front yard, talked to Sun for a while, and delivered it to the door. As soon as he turned around and wanted to go back to the house, a carriage came from the other end of the street. Li Mu looked as if he was coming from his door, so he stopped and waited for a while. When he came closer, Li Mu saw that the person driving was Ergou and the person sitting in the car was Bai Naoer. How did the two of them get together?

"Son-in-law, I can finally let go of my heart when I see you are safe and sound. I have not eaten well and sleep well these days, and I am frightened, afraid that I can't do what you explained well. Fortunately, there is no mistake."

"I'm asking for it in. I'm just asking for it, and I'm going to tell my father-in-law." Li Mu let Bai Nao into the yard and came to the lobby to sit down.

"My father-in-law, I was able to survive this disaster this time thanks to my father-in-law's efforts. I know it in my heart. Today I saw Your Majesty and mentioned it. Your Majesty is also very appreciative of your righteous deeds. Now I have given two rewards to choose one."

Bai Naoer was happy when he heard this. He didn't expect that he would be mentioned by the emperor one day, so he quickly asked, "What did Your Majesty give?"

"One is to give one thousand taels of silver."

"So many!" Bai Naoer grinned and was about to respond, but he kept it to his mouth, and asked, "What about the second?"

"Second... he is a small official."

"Official?!" Bai Naoer widened her eyes, her breathing became rapid, and she said, "I'll choose the second one!"

Li Mu didn't expect Bai Naoer to react so much. He was shocked and said, "Father-in-law, this official is very small, and there are additional conditions. I advise you to choose a thousand taels of silver. Don't you like money the most?"
Chapter completed!